Fire up the oligarchy. Claiming Bridgeport’s legendary conflicts of interest don’t run nearly deep enough, entrepreneur, attorney and former Bridgeport schoolteacher Jonathan Kantrowitz has launched a faux entry into the mayoral race. The two-time Democratic Congressional candidate breaks down his mayoral platform: no tax collection, support for deadbeat dads and tax cheats, complete corporate control […]

Three weeks until pitchers and catchers! Meanwhile to warm us up (other than special elections), Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will appear at Sacred Heart University the evening of February 10 to benefit the Cardinal Shehan Center. Enjoy an evening of baseball and insight from Mark. All proceeds benefit programs at the Center. For more […]

AARP Connecticut is inviting the public to attend a Gubernatorial Debate Watching Party tonight (Thursday), beginning at 5:45 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport. Advance registration is required by calling toll-free 1-877-926-8300.

From city Communications Director Brett Broesder: Imagine more than 400 people fanning out through every city neighborhood–painting churches, planting trees and cleaning parks. It happened in Bridgeport on Saturday as part of The Big Day of Serving.

News release from St. Vincent’s Medical Center regarding Sacred Heart University student struck by a car on Madison Avenue. This morning the parents of Kaitlyn Doorhy gave permission for St. Vincent’s Medical Center to confirm that their daughter had died from injuries she sustained on Friday afternoon.

A $1.2 million budget increase to the Board of Education for the fiscal year 2013-2014 General Fund Budget, approval for sewer services for a dormitory to be constructed by Sacred Heart University on its Park Avenue campus located in Fairfield, and a professional services agreement with Blum Shapiro Consulting, for examination of the city’s Comprehensive […]

His initials are P.T. just like the legendary Phineas Taylor Barnum who created jobs and transformed the landscape of his adopted city Bridgeport. And now Paul Timpanelli, who has served for 26 years as chief executive officer of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, looks forward to serving as the ringmaster of the 2014 Barnum Festival–the […]

Anna Price, a public-health professor at Sacred Heart University, and students are leading the charge to ban smoking in city parks. The City Council is expected to refer the matter that has the support of the Parks Board to the Ordinance Committee during Monday night’s meeting. City Council agenda here.